2. JAMES2
BUNTIN (WILLIAM1)
was born 1744 in Rowan County, North Carolina, and died 1780 in Nicolas County
Kentucky. He married MARY BYERS 23
Jun 1763 in Rowan County North Carolina. She was born Abt. 1745. Notes for JAMES BUNTIN: Buried
Buntin Cemetery

3. ANDREW3
BUNTIN (JAMES2,
WILLIAM1)
was born 1777 in Kentucky, and died 30 Aug 1838. He married ELIZBATH
LOCKRIDGE 26 Nov 1801 in Nicholas County, Kentucky, daughter of JOHN
LOCKRIDGE and MARY
UNKNOWN. She was born Abt. 1778.

Notes for ANDREW BUNTIN: 1810 and 1820 Census KY states Andrew had at least 7 children.
Andrew was the guardian of Martha G. Buntin HOPKINS children after the death of
Eldrige, Andrew made his WILL 2 Jul1836 in which he left his daughter, Martha, a burea
and $50.00. On 11 May 1826, Eldridge Hopkins signed a security bond for Andrew
Buntin, Sr., for the amount of #273.00. On 11 May 1826 Andrew deeded land to
James Buntin and Eldridge Hopkins, stated for the consideration of one dollar
and the consideration of the love and affection that, "I have for my son
and son in Law" go give, grant... Deed Book G, p 284, 1826 Nicholas county,
Kentucky.

On 13 Jun 1831 James Buntin, Eldridge Hopkins and Martha G., his wife of
Clinton county, Indiana, deed back to Andrew Buntin the same land which he had
deeded to them earlier. Deed Book I p 389, 1831 Nicholas county, Kentucky

ii. JAMES BUNTIN,
b. Abt. 1803; d. 1833; m. MARGARET
JANE UNKNOWN,
18 Feb 1824. I had death date listed as 1833 but found what I believe to be him in
1850 Census IL ?? County pg 205.
This is possible another James Buntin married to a Margaret

4. MARTHA G.4
BUNTIN (ANDREW3,
JAMES2,
WILLIAM1)
was born 29 Aug 1802 in , Nicholas, Kentucky, and died 07 Dec 1893 in Kingfisher
County, Indian Territory, OK. She married ELDREDGE
HOPKINS 19 Nov 1822 in , Nicolas, Kentucky, son of WILLIAM
HOPKINS and PEACE SCOTT.
He was born 13 Feb 1800 in Kentucky, and died 22 Jun 1831 in Clinton County,
Indiana.
Notes for MARTHA G. BUNTIN: Martha seems to have lived with her
children on the farm after her husbands death.
Many of Martha's relatives, including her father and his family, uncles and
their families, and some of the Hopkins were in Indiana, so she was not alone.
In the Original Plat Book of Clinton county, Indiana, Martha is shown as the
owner of two plots of land. After Eldridge's death, Andrew Buntin, Martha's
father was named as guardian of the estate and the children. In May term of
Court 1839,(after the death of her father) Martha was named guardian. In
February, 1835 Martha had petitioned the court for money to maintain the
children. Buried Sheridan Cemetery, east of Hennessey, OK

Notes for ELDREDGE HOPKINS: Eldridge
married in Nicholas County, Kentucky, then went to Clinton
County, Illinois, where died in 1831. He is buried in the Buntin Cemetery in
that County. His widow, seems to have lived

5. JAMES FRANCIS5
HOPKINS (MARTHA G.4 BUNTIN, ANDREW3,
JAMES2,
WILLIAM1)
was born 29 Oct 1823 in Nicholas County, Kentucky, and died 1892 in Berwyn,
Custer, Nebraska. He married MARY FRANCIS
SNODGRASS 24 Oct 1850 in Boone County, Indiana (Source: Marriage Book Boone
County, Indiana.), daughter of ROBERT
SNODGRASS and REBECCA GREGG. She was
born 31 Oct 1831 in Boone County, Indiana, and died 05 Jan 1919 in Berwyn,
Custer, Nebraska. 1850
CENSUS IN

Among the early homesteaders in the Berwyn Precinct was the James Hopkins
family. There were thirteen children born to James and his wife, Frances
Snodgrass Hopkins, James and five sons all took homesteads in the Berwyn
Precinct. The father filed his claim on March 12, 1883 for the SW 1/4 552 R19
and on April 13, 1889 was given title to that land. (This farm is presently
owned by Marvin and Donna Olson). The improvements put up by the Hopkins were: a
sod house, 14 X27 feet with board and sod roof and a wood floor, a sod stable
16X24 feet, two wells, one 33 feet deep and the other 17 feet , a sod hen house,
cave, frame corn crib, 30 acres were fenced 90 acres cultivated, 200 forest
trees 12 nut trees 12 small fruit and apple trees and a hog pen. James Hopkins
had been born in Nicholas County, Kentucky the son of Eldredge and Martha Buntin
Hopkins. When about seven years of age the family moved to Clinton County,
Indiana where his father died in 1831. In 1850 James married Frances Snodgrass
the daughter of Robert and Rebecca Gregg Snodgrass of Boone County, Indiana.
Soon after they moved to Davenport Iowa but did not stay long. They returned to
Indiana but by 1866 were in Madison County, Iowa. in 1860 they moved back to
Clinton County, Indiana where they remained until 1869 when they again moved to
Madison County, Iowa. In 1877 they moved to Lancaster County, Nebraska later to
Butler County and finally to Custer County were James filed a claim on the homestead there. He did blacksmithing along with farming. The
going back and forth from Indiana to Iowa may have been job related, it is not
really known. His sons who filed for homesteads in Berwyn Precinct were Alfred Eldredge
S10,T15,R19 in 1882; George S14,T15,R19 in 1882: William S10, T15, R19 in 1882;
John S14, T16, R19 in 1886; Jesse S9, T15, R19 in 1893. Others in the family
were James who lived in Missouri; Rebecca Hopkins Lipstrap; Frances Hopkins;
Elizabeth Hopkins Haggard; and Nancy Jane Hopkins Allen. All the above are
deceased. Names of the remaining three are not known, James the father died in
1892 and Frances in Jan 1919. Both are buried at Janesville Cemetery.

Notes for MARY FRANCIS
SNODGRASS:

GRANDMA HOPKINS- Widow of James Hopkins
(Originally written in 1919)

Mrs. James Hopkins died at Berwyn, Nebraska, 01-05-1919, in the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Nancy J. Allen. She was age 88 years at the time of her death.

She was born Mary Frances Snodgrass, in Indiana on 10-31-1831. When she was
19 years of age, she married James Hopkins and they moved to Iowa. They lived
there for 15 years, then moved to Lancaster County, Nebraska. Four years later,
they came to Custer County, Nebraska and took a homestead one mile southeast of
Berwyn, where they have lived since. Mr. Hopkins died in 1892.

Mrs. Hopkins joined the Church of God soon after it was organize in Berwyn,
under the leadership of Rev. J. L Jackson and Rev. John Etherton and she was an
active worker in the church during her entire life.

Thirteen children were born to them and eleven now survive, being: Mrs.
Elizabeth Haggard of Seneca, Nebraska , Mr. James Hopkins of Fairfield,
Nebraska, Mr. Jesse Hopkins of Kendrick, Colorado, Samuel Hopkins of North
Platte, Nebraska, W. R. Hopkins of Deer Creek, Colorado, Mrs. Mary Brown of
Bayard, Nebraska, George Hopkins of Weissert, Custer Co., Nebraska, Mrs. Nancy
J. Allen of Berwyn, Nebraska , Miles and Eldridge Hopkins both of Kendrick,
Colorado, and numerous other relatives and many friends.

Funeral services were held at the Church of God in Berwyn on January 8th at
2:00 P.M., with a very large audience of relatives, neighbors and friends
present. The funeral was conducted by Rev. Richard Bellis, Pastor. Burial was
made in the rural Janesville Cemetery southeast of Berwyn, Custer Co., Nebraska,
with a long procession following the hearse to the cemetery there.

"Grandma Hopkins" as she was known, who died Wednesday at Berwyn,
truly was a pioneer of the early day period of settlement of Custer County,
Nebraska.

Final decree was entered by said county May 21, 1920, finding all of the
above to be heirs. Said Francis Hopkins died owning southwest quarter of Section
22, Twp 16, Range 19, Custer County ,Nebraska. Decree assigned one-twelfth
interest to each son and daughter on a one-sixty interest therein to each grand
daughter and to each grandchild. (Fee Book No. 10, Page 138, Recorded in Probate
Record No. 27, page 373-382, Custer County Court herein.
Buried in Janesville Cemetery Berwyn, Custer, Nebraska.

6. MARTHA REBECCA6
HOPKINS (JAMES
FRANCIS5,
MARTHA G.4 BUNTIN, ANDREW3,
JAMES2,
WILLIAM1)
was born 24 Sep 1851 in Davenport, Scott, Iowa, and died Abt. 1917 in South
Dakota. She married WILLIAM JOHN
LIPSTRAP 11 Apr 1875 in Peru, Iowa.

Child of MARTHA HOPKINS
and WILLIAM LIPSTRAP
is:

i. VIOLA7
LIPSTRAP, m. JOHN
WESLEY ALLEN;
b. 1864.

7. NANCY JANE6
HOPKINS (JAMES FRANCIS5,
MARTHA G.4 BUNTIN, ANDREW3,
JAMES2,
WILLIAM1)
was born 06 Jun 1853 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, and died 04 Sep 1936 in
Berwyn, Custer, Nebraska. She married GEORGE
WASHINGTON ALLEN 18 Feb 1875 in
Winterset, Madison, Iowa, son of UNKNOWN
ALLEN. He was born 1836 in New York, and died 20 Jan 1907 in Berwyn, Custer,
Nebraska.

Notes for NANCY JANE
HOPKINS: 09-04-1936 MRS. GEORGE ALLEN of Berwyn

Nancy Jane Hopkins, she was born in Indianapolis, Indiana June 6, 1853 and
died at her home in Berwyn, Nebraska on September 04, 1936, at the age of 83
years, 2 months and 29 days. When a child she moved to Iowa with her parents.

She was united in marriage to George Allen at Winterset, Iowa in 1879 and
moved to Custer County, Nebraska in 1884. To this union, eleven children were
born, seven boys and four girls. Her husband and two children, a boy and a girl
preceded her in death.

In grandma Allen's obituary it says she had 11 children, 7 boys, and 4 girls,
two children that preceded her in death. Which would be Guye James and Clara.
Sarah was not Nancy's daughter, her mother was Matilda (Hiatt) Allen

Notes for GEORGE WASHINGTON
ALLEN: FAMILY HISTORY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON ALLEN

Compiled by: Mable E. Allen, Newport, WA.

So far I haven't been able to trace George Washington Allen back to his
parents. He was born 1836 in New York State. (This information is from court
records and census. All have the same birth place.) Stories handed down are: His
parents died and he was raised by two unknown maiden aunts. He ran away at the
age of 15 and nothing else is heard of him until he married Matilda Eveline
Hiatt.

After Matilda's death George married Nancy Abernathy. (Source: Madison
County, Iowa , District Court clerk..) Marriage: George W. Allen to Nancy
Abernathy, 07-31-1873--by D. Baxter, Justice of Peace and affidavit signed by
Abijah Abernathy, as to full age. (Nancy's brother.)

Birth date 1848 NY came from 1900 Census Berwyn, Custer , Nebraska.

Sup.#6 EN.Dist.60 Sht.3B Family Histories- a book in NE Library

Allen-Loy Family by Bernice Allen Loy

George William Allen married Nancy Jane Hopkins. To this union was born seven
children: Alfred, Lewis, Walter, Oliver, Richard, Charlotte, and Fannie. The
family of George and Nancy was raised and educated in the Berwyn vicinity.
George was a farmer. George and Nancy lived on a tree claim in Custer County.
After George's death Nancy and her mother Francis lived on the tree claim until
1909.

In the records of Walnut Twp, Madison County, Iowa, George W. Allen bought
120 acres for $100. He paid cash for it in 1872, later lost it to creditors who
sued to recover their money. This is on record at Winterset Court House.

Martha Allen was born in Iowa, but soon after George and Nancy left Iowa ,
where he had been farming with Nancy's father James Hopkins, soon after she was
born. They went to Lancaster County NE where Guye James Allen was born.

Lancaster County

NE -1880 Census:

George Allen

44

born NY-

Parents New York

Nancy Allen

27

born Iowa

John Allen

16

born Iowa

Sarah Allen

13

born Iowa

Frank Allen

11

born Iowa

Mabell Allen

8

born Iowa

Martha Allen

4

born Iowa

James Allen

3

born Iowa

Clara Allen

1

born Iowa

Broken Bow TwpCuster Co, NE

- 1885 Census

George Allen

40

born NY

Nancy Allen

32

born Iowa

Frank Allen

15

born Iowa

Martha Allen

9

born Iowa

Clara Allen

6

born Nebraska

William Allen

5

born Nebraska

Alfred Allen

2

born Nebraska

Lewis Allen

7 months

born Nebraska

John 21 was listed in separate household and Guye James is not listed. In the
1885 census Sarah age 13 and Guye James are not listed.

NOTES: Story as told to Mable Allen by Ethel (Hopkins) Spenser, the daughter
of May Belle (Allen) Hopkins, goes like this: May Belle had a sister that died
when she started menstruation. She had tried to wash herself in a creek in cold
weather, that caused complications and she died. A few days later. So this could
account for Sarah's disappearance, the age would be right.

When the Allen family left Lancaster Co., NE they went to Butler Co., NE.
Alfred Eldridge Allen was born 08-25-1882. George Washington Allen had moved to
Custer County and on 07-23-1882 he took out a homestead claim. Nancy must have
stayed in Butler County because Alfred was born there a month later. In November
of 1884, Lewis Christfer was born in Custer County.

The first homestead claim George W. Allen filled out, March 2, 1889 on
section W1/2, NW1/4, section 32-12-6, which he did not perfect title to because
of grasshoppers. The one he filed in 1890, according to Custer County records
was W1/2, NW1/4,and N1/2, SW1/4, section 24-16N-19W-160 acres, which he owned
until he died. It also said in the homestead papers that he and his family were
away from the homestead for several months after their crops burned out. They
went to Enid, Oklahoma to work in the harvest. Nancy's brothers had settled in
that area. Her brothers were involved in the big race to claim land when the
Oklahoma Territory opened up. Fannie Okly Allen was born in Enid, Oklahoma, she
was George and Nancy's eleventh child.

George Washington Allen died 01-20-1907 at the age of 71 years in Berwyn,
Custer County, NE. He is buried in Janesville Cemetery. Nancy out lived him 29
years, she is buried in Janesville Cemetery next to George W. Allen and their
daughter Clara who died at the age of twelve, she had diphtheria. After George
Allen's death, Nancy Jane (Hopkins) Allen moved to Berwyn, NE and rented the
farm to her son. Alfred E. Allen, her son bought the home place in later years.

James and Mary Frances (Snodgrass) Hopkins are also buried in the Janesville
Cemetery, they are Nancy's parents.

Notes for RICHARD PARIS
ALLEN: Family Histories, a book in
Waco, TX
found in 1995 no title.
The daughter of J.E. Evans and Alpha Zadia Hale Evans, Myrtle Mae and
Richard all were married by Judge N. Dwight ? in Broken Bow, Nebraska on
June 14, 1917. Ruby Bernice, ? Mae, Billie Richard, Jessie Mae are all
children who joined this union. Richard Allen farmed in the Berwyn area
most of his life. Several years were spent on the ? Rapp farm northeast
of Berwyn. At age 48 years, on ? 21 1946, Myrtle Allen passed away.
Richard Allen was 78 when he passed away Dec 29 1946. Interment for Mr.
and Mrs. Allen was in the Janesville Cemetery. Dorothy passed away at
the age of twelve, Billie married Dona Meyer, daughter of George Myers
of Westville, Jessie married Glen Ward, son of Ray and Katheryn Ward of
Berwyn. Nancy married Porter Chamberlin son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Chamberlin of Mason City, Ruby Bernice married Kenneth Floyde Loy. Buried Janesville Cemetery Custer county, Nebraska

viii. WALTER WILBUR
ALLEN, b. 02 Apr 1888, , Custer,
Nebraska; d. 02 Feb 1940, Broken Bow, Custer, Nebraska; m. LOIS
ELLIS, 29 Jun 1909, Broken Bow,
Custer, Nebraska; b. 25 Jun 1890. Notes for WALTER WILBUR
ALLEN: Walter was a member of the Methodist Church and Lola the Baptist Church.
They farmed near Walworth, Custer, Nebraska, then they moved to his
mother's farm. He farmed it until it was sold in 1927.

9. JOHN GUYE6
HOPKINS (JAMES
FRANCIS5,
MARTHA G.4
BUNTIN, ANDREW3,
JAMES2,
WILLIAM1)
was born 02 Aug 1862 in Indiana, and died Nov 1943 in Caldwell, Idaho. He
married MAY BELLE
ALLEN (Source: Information about
this line from XWORD@aol.com - Paul 1998.) 05 Apr 1885, daughter of GEORGE
ALLEN and MATILDA HIATT.
She was born 20 Sep 1870 in Des Moines, Iowa, and died 07 Jan 1948 in Caldwell,
Idaho.

Children of JOHN HOPKINS
and MAY ALLEN
are:

i. NANCY7
HOPKINS.

ii. GEORGE HOPKINS.

iii. ETHEL HOPKINS.

iv. VIRGIL HOPKINS.

10. SAMUEL6
HOPKINS (JAMES
FRANCIS5,
MARTHA G.4
BUNTIN, ANDREW3,
JAMES2,
WILLIAM1)
was born 09 Oct 1877 in , Madison, Iowa, and died 27 Aug 1951 in North Platte,
Lincoln, Nebraska. He married DAISY
MAY WARD
02 Feb 1902. She was born 05 May 1883 in Clay Center, Clay, Nebraska, and died
06 Oct 1959 in Lexington, Nebraska.

Notes for SAMUEL HOPKINS:
Family Story:

Son in law had built house for Sam and Daisy to live in. He had included a
built in ironing board. Daisy didn't like it. Sam had had found an ironing board
and bought it at an auction "barn" within walking distance of
home. He
bought it and carried it home. Daisy didn't like it either. Sam was started to
carry it back, but collapsed in the yard from a heart attack and died.

Obituary

Samuel Hopkins died suddenly Monday at 2:15pm following an attack at 1105
East 10th. Hopkins resided at 912 North Silber. Born Oct. 9, 1877, at Winterset,
Iowa, Hopkins had lived in the North Platte area for the past 35 years. Hopkins
was a member of the Berean Fundamental church and the Modern Woodmen lodge.
Surviving at his widow, Mrs. Daisy May Hopkins: three daughter, Mr. Ruby Teater
of Cheyenne, WY., Mrs. Betty Stafford and Mrs. Vivian Vierson, both of North
Platte: eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Hopkins will lie in
state at the Maloney, Cox and Kuhns Funeral home, where final arrangements are
pending.

Buried in North Platte Cemetery

Notes for DAISY MAY
WARD: Daisy Mae Ward was in the nursing home next to the old Memorial Hospital in
North Platte. While she was there, the staff had a heck of a time keeping
clothes on her.

OBITUARY

Mrs. Daisy Hopkins, 76, died in a Lexington Nursing Home Monday afternoon.
She was born May 5, 1883 in Clay County and moved to the North Platte area from
Senacca and had lived here for more than 42 years. Survivors include three
daughter; Mr. Ruby Teater of California,, Mrs. Betty Freeze, North Platte and
Mrs. Vivian Vierson, of North Platte: one sister, Mrs. Meilia Bradburn, Nampa,
Idaho: three brother John Ward, Fred Ward, Nampa: and W.H. Ward, Sargent: eight
grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren. She was proceeded in Death by her
husband, Sam in 1951. She had been a member of the North Platte chapter of the
Royal Neighbors of America since 1931. Funeral services are pending at the
Maloney-Cox and Kuhns Funeral Home.